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Find Waldo in Downtown Manhattan Beach

Jul 02, 2025 08:55AM ● By Mb News Staff

Waldo, as seen at {pages} a bookstore in Downtown Manhattan Beach

Waldo is wandering around downtown Manhattan Beach. All month long, you can try to find him and score a chance to win stickers and prizes. 

Here's how it works: Spot Waldo at {pages} a bookstore or any of the participating businesses (listed below) to collect a store stamp or signature.

When you’ve collected at least ten different store stamps/signatures, take them to {pages} to claim a Waldo sticker (while supplies last) and a coupon for $1 off a Waldo book.

If you collect at least twenty stamps/signatures, take your stamp card to {pages} to get a Waldo sticker (while supplies last) and coupon, plus be entered in a drawing for a deluxe set of Waldo books and other prizes.

The search ends on July 31. Plan to attend the Waldo grand celebration and prize drawing on Thursday, July 31st at 4:30 p.m. in the {pages} courtyard.

Waldo can be found at the following participating businesses:

  • The Roundhouse
  • Beehive
  • Becker’s Bakery
  • Bella Beach Kids
  • Bespoke by Chase
  • Caffe Luxxe
  • City Hall
  • El Sombrero
  • Go Gently Nation
  • Gum Tree
  • Manhattan Beach Creamery
  • Manhattan Beach Farmer's Market (Tuesdays)
  • The Library
  • Manhattan Beach Police Department
  • MB Post
  • Right Tribe
  • Shade Hotel
  • Simmzy's
  • Skechers
  • Tabula Rasa
  • Uncaffe
  • Wright's

This is the 14th summer in a row that indie bookstores across the country are hosting Find Waldo scavenger hunts while spreading the “shop local” message in their cities and towns, as spearheaded by Waldo publisher Candlewick Press and the American Booksellers Association.

2025 also marks the 38th anniversary of the bespectacled, red-and-white-striped traveler. Author/illustrator Martin Handford began his career as a freelance illustrator specializing in drawing crowd scenes. Waldo (known as Wally in Great Britain) is now a cultural icon with over 67 million Waldo books in print worldwide that have been translated into more than thirty languages.



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